The Basics
Games 17-19
Oral Roberts (6-10, 0-0 Summit) at Saint Louis (4-12, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
Dates: March 19-21, 2021 | ORU Sports Network | Live Stats
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri (Billiken Sports Center)

TULSA, Okla. – After a midweek contest with Missouri State, the Oral Roberts baseball team will return to Missouri for a three-game series with Saint Louis.
 
There will be no video stream from Saint Louis this weekend, so fans are encouraged to catch all of the action on the ORU Sports Network. First pitch against the Billikens will be thrown at 4 pm on Friday, 2 pm on Saturday, and wraps up on Sunday with a 1 pm first pitch.

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Summit League Notes: Week 5

About the Opponent

• Saint Louis will be meeting a Summit League opponent for the third time this season. The Billikens were swept by North Dakota State before taking two of three from Western Illinois.
• Cam Redding set a Saint Louis school record against Western Illinois, tallying six hits in the Sunday matchup and also scored five runs, which tied the school record.
• Scott Youngbrandt was named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week following seven shutout innings against Western Illinois on Sunday. Youngbrandt became the second consecutive Billiken to win A-10 Pitcher of the Week after Matt Boyer earned the honor on March 8.
   

Quick Hits     
 

• The Golden Eagles hold a 25-3 lead in the all-time series against Saint Louis. The last time the two programs met was February 15-17, 2013.
• Between May 11, 1973 and February 27, 2000, ORU won 24 consecutive games against Saint Louis.
• ORU has won consecutive weekend series over ranked opponents after taking down No. 8 LSU and No. 28 DBU.
• ORU's win over No. 8 LSU on March 5 marked the program's first victory over a top-ten opponent since April 15, 2015 – A 15-5 win against No. 10 Oklahoma State.
• Evan Kowalski and Isaac Coffey have both earned Summit League Pitcher of the Week honors throughout this season.
• Adam Scoggins picked up his first win in a Golden Eagles uniform on Sunday afternoon, while Bradan Pierce added his first save,
• Caleb Denny drove in six runs in the Friday contest for ORU, becoming the first Golden Eagle to have five or more RBI in a game since Riley Keizor had seven on April 26, 2019. Adam Oviedo accomplished the same feat on March 13 when he drove in five runs against DBU.

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